Bowling Green

Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky. The first Europeans settled in the area in 1775, and it was founded in 1798 and named in honor of Bowling Green, New York, where patriots had torn down a statue of King George III to make bullets during the American Revolutionary War. Growth in steamboat commerce along the nearby Barren River, the construction of canal locks and dams, and the advent of the railroad in 1832 led to Bowling Green's expansion. It was rapidly urbanized during the 1830s, and, although it proclaimed neutrality during the American Civil War, it changed hands many times during the war. After the war, Bowling Green's business district grew considerably, and it built its first waterworks system in 1868, while its electric streetcar system was set up in 1895. By the 21st century, it was home to General Motors and Fruit of the Loom, and all Chevrolet Corvettes built since 1981 were built in Bowling Green. In 2018, Bowling Green had a population of 68,401 people.